Greatest Hits (Steely Dan album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by
Steely Dan
ReleasedNovember 30, 1978
Recorded1972–1977
Genre Rock
Length79:17
Label ABC
Producer Gary Katz
Steely Dan chronology
Greatest Hits
(1978)		 Steely Dan
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Great Rock Discography 9/10 [4]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1978 by ABC Records. The double album includes tracks from the band's first six studio albums, as well as a previously unreleased song, "Here at the Western World", recorded during sessions for The Royal Scam (1976). [1] Greatest Hits was certified platinum in the U.S., with sales of over one million units. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Do It Again" Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)5:50
2."Reelin' In the Years"Can't Buy a Thrill4:35
3."My Old School" Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)5:45
4."Bodhisattva"Countdown to Ecstasy5:18
Side two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Show Biz Kids"Countdown to Ecstasy5:21
2."East St. Louis Toodle-oo" (Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley) Pretzel Logic (1974)2:46
3."Rikki Don't Lose That Number"Pretzel Logic4:34
4."Pretzel Logic"Pretzel Logic4:30
5."Any Major Dude"Pretzel Logic3:06
Side three
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Here at the Western World"Previously unreleased4:00
2."Black Friday" Katy Lied (1975)3:39
3."Bad Sneakers"Katy Lied3:16
4."Doctor Wu"Katy Lied3:53
5."Haitian Divorce" The Royal Scam (1976)5:48
Side four
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Kid Charlemagne"The Royal Scam4:38
2."The Fez" (Becker, Fagen, Paul Griffin)The Royal Scam3:54
3."Peg" Aja (1977)3:54
4."Josie"Aja4:30

Charts

Chart performance for Greatest Hits
Chart (1978)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [6] 11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8] 21
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 41
US Billboard 200 30

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10] Platinum50,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [11] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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